Closure fastening for trousers



March 16, 1954 P. FR IEDMAN 2,671,901

CLOSURE FASTENING FOR TROUSERS Filed Sept. 22. 1950 FIG.3

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 16, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,671,901 CLOSURE FASTENING FOR TROUSERS Philip Friedman, New York, N. Y. Application September 22, 1950, Serial No. 186,140

2 Claims.

This invention is an improvement in trousers; especially trousers that are divided in the middle from the Waist down in front, and hav means for securing the edges of the divided portions together.

An important object of this invention is to provide a pair of trousers with a fastening device that is attached to the divided front of the trousers or fly in a secure manner, to avoid tearing the cloth or otherwise letting the fastener be loosened.

The nature of the invention is fully described herein and a preferred embodiment of the improvement is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereon:

Figure 1 is an inside view of part of a pair of trousers with a fastener attached, in unfinished condition.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the same part with the fastener, all finished; and

Figures 3 and 4 show details.

In Figure 3 the numerals I and 2 indicate the end portions of the waistband 9 of a pair of trousers, divided in front to make the fly, with a row of stationary fastening elements 3 along each edge of the fly, to be operated into engaging relation and released from one another by the usual slidable fastener, not shown. The elements 3 are carried by a strip 8 secured to the trousers along each edge of the fly. One end portion 2 of the waistband carries a flat hook member 4 which can be detachably engaged with an elongated metal strip or loop 5 made fast at its extremities to the opposite end portion I of the band. The cloth of the trousers is shown in part at 6 and at the fly the cloth is turned over to make an inside flap I. Only one side of the fly is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, but each side will have a flap l. The waistband is sewed to the cloth 6 and the flaps I, and a portion I2 at each end of the band is folded over and secured to the top edge of the adjacent flap I.

A small piece of cloth I3, nearly square, is attached to the horizontal junction of th flap I and portion I2. This piece or flap I3 carries the member 4 on its inner face. The hook member 4 has a pointed projection I5 which pierces the flap I3 and is pressed fiat against the face that is the outer face thereof when the garment is finished. Between the hook 4 and the flap I3 is a piece of stifi reinforcing material I4, and the projection I5 goes through this lining piece I4 also. The flap I3 is then turned up against the portion l2 and sewed in place. The hook member 4 is strongly held by the flap I3 and the lining I4 and cannot be torn loose.

The hook member 4 can have openings I1 for stitches and the projection I5 can be omitted. In either case the front edge I6 oi the flap I3 is turned in and stitched to the portion I2 above and below the hook member. See Figure 1. The front lining I 4 along its front edge lies under the edge portion I6 and the rear edge of both the flap I3 and the rear edge of the lining I4 are stitched fas; to the portion I2 and the band as indicated at 0.

The upper and lower edges I0 and I8 respectively of the whole waistband and the portion I2 are turned in and sewed together, and the upper edge of the piece i3 is under the lower edge I8 of the turned over portion I2, before the piece is turned up. (See Figure 1.) After being turned the piece I3 lies with its top edge along the top edge of the portion I2. The stitches along these edges are indicated at I9. The turned in edge It is attached to th portion I2 at both sides of the hook by stitches 2I and stitches not shown through the holes I! at each side of the hook. The waistband has its lower edge I8 stitched to the inturned upper edge II of the cloth 6. The hook member 4 and the pieces I3 and I4 are set back a little from the adjacent extreme terminal edge of the waistband, so as to be overlapped along said edge by the portion Having described my invention, what I believe to be new is:

1. A garment having a divided waistband with separated ends at the front and a portion of said waistband at one end turned over and secured against the inner face of the waistband, a short piece having its lower end inserted and secured between the lower edge of said turned over portion and the adjacent portion of said band and turned up against said turned over portion, and a member having a hook and openings for stitches at both sides of the hook adjacent its front end secured to said piece between said piece and said turned over portion, with said hook exposed outside of said piece and overlapping same, said piece being secured to said band; and a lining secured between the member and said piece, and in contact with the entire length of said member and extending beyond the inner end thereof.

2. A garment having a divided waistband with separated ends at the front and a portion of said waistband at one end turned over and secured against the inner face of th waistband, a. short piece having its lower end inserted and secured between the lower edge of said turned over portion and the adjacent portion of said band and turned up against said turned over portion, and a member having a hook and openings for stitches secured to said piece between said piece and said turned over portion, with said hook exposed outside of said piece and overlapping same, said piece being secured to said band; and a lining secured between the member and said piece, and in contact with the entire length of said member and extending beyond the inner end thereof, said short piece, said lining and said member being set back from the adjacent extreme terminal edge of said band.

PHILIP FRIEDMAN.

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